AREA COLLEGES: Stonehill women's tennis team edged in final

WEYMOUTH – For the third year in a row, the Stonehill College women’s tennis team fell just short of the Northeast-10 Conference championship.

The top-seeded Skyhawks suffered their first loss of the season Sunday night when they were edged by second-seeded Adelphi University, 5-4, in the title match at the Weymouth Club.

It marks the third consecutive season that the Panthers (14-1) have defeated Stonehill (14-1) with the championship on the line.

Adelphi held a 3-1 lead before the Skyhawks rallied to pull even, 4-4, with only the No. 1 singles match remaining.

NE-10 player of the year Rebecca Fakas, after dropping the first set, came back to score the deciding point with a 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Stonehill’s Victoria Barbetta.

The Skyhawks trailed, 2-1, after the doubles competition with the No. 2 team of Barbetta and Kate Cunningham earning an 8-4 win over Elizabeth Kallenberg and Samantha Perri.

Fakas and Karen Serina made it 1-1 with an 8-3 victory at No. 1 doubles over Stonehill’s Alexandra Vo and Annelise Howick, and Adelphi moved in front, 2-1, when Nicole Kielan and Vanja Savic defeated Colleen O’Donnell and Isabelle Porter, 8-4, at No. 3 doubles.

Perri scored a 6-1, 6-1 win over Nicole Downey at No. 4 singles to make it 3-1 and Cunningham won for Stonehill at No. 5 singles, 6-3, 6-3, over Serina.

Vo was stopped at No. 2 singles by Kallenberg, but Stonehill made it 4-4 when O’Donnell won at No. 3 singles, 7-5, 6-3, over Savic.

The Skyhawks, ranked sixth in the East Region, will likely receive a berth in the NCAA Division 2 tournament next spring.

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